DIVE SITE
Mawali Wreck
The most popular wreck in the Strait, this huge WW2 Japanese freighter lies on her side, offering a coral-encrusted oasis. This is a very good nudibranch / flatworm dive, with huge scorpionfish and lionfish guaranteed. Also good for cuttlefish, ghost pipefish and mantis shrimps. Mawali is the name of the nearby village.
Depths
30 m maximu depht
Boat Rides
15 minute
Habitats
Sand & Rubble
Critters
Found in This Divesite
Snowflake moray
Echidna nebulosa
Fimbriated moray
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Banded pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Shorthead Fangblenny
Petroscirtes breviceps
Latticed Sandperch
Parapercis clathrata
Yellow Tail Sandperch
Parapercis sp.
Zebra Lionfish
Dendrochirus zebra
Shortfin Lionfish
Dendrochirus brachypterus
Angler Flatfish
Asterorhombus fijiensis
Warty frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
Painted frogfish
Antennarius pictus
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Bristle-tail filefish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Cornet Fish
Fistularia commersonii
Trumpet Fish
Aulostomus chinensis
Spotted Boxfish
Ostrcion meleagris
Black-saddled Toby
Canthigaster valentini
Fingerprint Toby
Canthigaster compressa
Black-spotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus
Map Puffer
Arothron mappa
Striped Puffer
Arothron manilensis
Birdbeak burrfish
Cyclichtys orbicular
Clown Anemone Fish
Amphiprion percula
Razorfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Schooling Bannerfish
Heniochus diphreutes
Wire Coral Goby
Bryaninops yongei
Black Coral Goby
Bryaninops tigris
Large Whip Goby
Bryaninops amplus
Redbreasted Wrasse
Cheilinus fasciatus
Palette Surgeonfish
Paracanthurus hepatus
Black Snapper
Macolor niger
Spotted Painted Sweetlips
Diagramma pictum
Highfin Grouper
Epinephelus maculatus
Cloudy Grouper
Epinephelus erythrurus
Double Banded Soapfish
Diploprion bifasciatum
Blue Spotted Grouper
Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
Barramundi Cod juvenile
Cromileptes altivelis
Pink-eared Mantis Shrimp
Odontodactylus latirostris
Humpback prawn
Metapenaeopsis lamellata
Galathea squat lobster
Galathea sp.
Holthuisi Commensal shrimp
Periclemenes holthuisi
Skeleton shrimp
Caprellid sp.
Amboinensis Crinoid shrimp
Periclimenes amboinensis
Orangutan crab
Oncinopus sp.1
Candy crab
Hoplophrys oatesii
Tuberculate Night Anemone
Alicia sp.
Branching Anemone
Actinodendron plumosum
Molle Ascidian
Didemnum molle
Robustum Ascidian
Atriolum robustum
Double-snouted Spindle Cowries
Phenacovolva birostris
Chelidonura varians
Chelidonura varians
Chromodoris annae Nudibranch
Chromodoris annae
Goniobranchus reticulatus Nudibranch
Goniobranchus reticulatus
Phyllidia picta Nudibranch
Phyllidia picta
Doriprismatica atromarginata Nudibranch
Doriprismatica atromarginata
Goniobranchus coi Nudibranch
Goniobranchus coi
Goniobranchus hintuanensis Nudibranch
Goniobranchus hintuanensis
Chromodoris magnifica Nudibranch
Chromodoris magnifica
Chromodoris elisabethina Nudibranch
Chromodoris elisabethina
Flabellina exoptata Nudibranch
Flabellina exoptata
Ceratosoma trilobatum Nudibranch
Ceratosoma trilobatum
Hypselodoris tryoni Nudibranch
Hypselodoris tryoni
Glossodoris hikuerensis Nudibranch
Glossodoris hikuerensis
Hypselodoris bullockii Nudibranch
Hypselodoris bullockii
Fire Urchin
Asthenosoma varium
Diadema Sea Urchin
Diadema savignyi
Brittle Star
Ophiothrix sp.
Baby Watcher
Linckia multifora